# Do you use pennies (USA one cent coin)?

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**Created:** [January 26, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-pennies-usa-one-cent-coin/1013421 "2025-01-26T08:11:37Z")\
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Pennies? I can’t remember the last time I ever used one. I almost always use my CC or phone pay.

Once a month I visit the barber and I pay him cash, but those are bills and no coins. Other than tips (in bills) and the barber, it’s always the CC.

I never carry coins. I do carry some cash in bills in my wallet for emergencies because, if you remember, cash is king ➜ [‘Cash is king.’ Oh really? Is it? Do you carry cash? Are you plastic always, all the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-is-king-oh-really-is-it-do-you-carry-cash-are-you-plastic-always-all-the-time/922191) ■

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